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Does anybody think IBM is going to invest even a part of that settlement money into OS/2 or SmartSuite?

An OS/2 revival would be nice (WPS is still my favorite GUI), but I don't think it's going to happen.
Posted by: John L. Ries   Posted on: 07/01/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Holly cooly  toxicfreak | 07/01/05
Show me the Money !!!!  Linux_4u! | 07/01/05
That's what you do with power?  GetReal-mac.com | 07/01/05
Re: That's what you do with power?  joe6pack_z | 07/02/05
Need three things to use Linux  BruceWheelock@... | 07/02/05
What?  Linux User 147560 | 07/02/05
Great paper!  Quiet_Type | 07/04/05
Pocket change for Microsoft. They are more worried about the negative  DonnieBoy | 07/02/05
Less than two weeks income for MS....  figgle | 07/04/05
Think of IBM  rapson | 07/05/05
Why this counts  gardoglee | 07/01/05
Implications for AMD  JackPastor | 07/01/05
IBM advertising missed the ball  dbaelegance | 07/01/05
AMEN brother!  deej_z | 07/01/05
Missed the ball  CodeBubba | 07/01/05
What? Have you heard of a company called Borland or Lotus?  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
Fuzzy memories....  palmwarrior | 07/01/05
Advertising was it?  Richard Flude | 07/01/05
YAWN......  WarHippy | 07/02/05
Microsoft has really hurt the image of American companies.  DonnieBoy | 07/02/05
Chump change  Rodney Davis | 07/01/05
Actually LESS likely that the Big One will occur  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
I wonder  John L. Ries | 07/01/05
Yes they will !  Truth_z | 07/01/05
OS/2 is still under development.  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
Thats Nice  WarHippy | 07/02/05
And Today's Lucky Winner in the Microsoft  mustangj36@... | 07/01/05
attempt to extort?  AgThorn | 07/01/05
uninformed  AgThorn | 07/01/05
Get a grip.  mustangj36@... | 07/01/05
You can do it.  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
OK, forget bullet points.  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
Thanks, TKS  mustangj36@... | 07/01/05
Good for IBM, makes up for them tanking their PC division  FilledOut | 07/01/05
Who suffered what?  HeardThatBefore | 07/01/05
So why...  Fleeb | 07/01/05
Cheaper to settle  tsung | 07/01/05
You're not that old are you?  zkiwi | 07/01/05
You can't seriously believe that can you?  voska | 07/04/05
Yep  theraven_z | 07/01/05
That's right:  michael_t | 07/01/05
Depends...  Truth_z | 07/01/05
Utterly confused ....  michael_t | 07/01/05
Opinion and dates  HeardThatBefore | 07/04/05
Not sure on your dates  voska | 07/04/05
You are wrong  osreinstall | 07/04/05
Correction on the Dates:  michael_t | 07/04/05
depends on the what court costs are  voska | 07/04/05
where is Lotus, IBM, WordPerfect, Apples now  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
You mean... UNtruth?  deej_z | 07/01/05
Yeah, ATMs are pretty tough on OSs ...  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Let's be fair...  deej_z | 07/01/05
Let's Be REALLY Fair ...  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Apologies to Portugal and Portuguese (NT)  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Let's be fair and accurate  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
Erratum: early OS/2 and collaboration  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
Did you hear what you said?  michael_t | 07/01/05
Please Read the History of OS/2 at this Link  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Still confused...?  deej_z | 07/01/05
BIG trouble.  michael_t | 07/01/05
Hold on there  juser_bogus | 07/06/05
You seem to forget...  jacarter3 | 07/01/05
Former IBM Exec?  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Stop it ... you are killing me here....  michael_t | 07/01/05
The Comparison is To Windows NT ...  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Yeah, right!  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
FYI:  michael_t | 07/01/05
OS/2 wasn't IBM alone  vulcan666 | 07/01/05
A little off with a hugh difference.  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
Yes they can  Boot_Agnostic | 07/05/05
Har Har  Overcast | 07/01/05
IBM Vs MS  Commontator | 07/01/05
WTHey?  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
IBM vs. Microsoft: Microsoft making same mistakes  Raymond Danner | 07/01/05
just another pirate story  GregSalts | 07/01/05
If you don't like it don't use it.  Brsmith | 07/04/05
Where would we be???  ElderGuy | 07/01/05
hahahahahahaha  An_Axe_to_Grind | 07/01/05
Innovative?  frabjous | 07/01/05
Objective Perhaps BUT Also Ignorant ...  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
When you say ...  Judas I. | 07/01/05
OS/2 Is ... Or Is Not ... A Microsoft Product?  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Excuse me?  Judas I. | 07/01/05
Never Seen That Explanation  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Histeory from An IBM Lifer ...  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Maybe you've "Never Seen" that because ...  Judas I. | 07/01/05
It's true, M$ was and still is a bunch of hackers.  thetruth_z | 07/01/05
To PMC-CON  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
DUUUUHHHHH no_ax /CON man  michael_t | 07/02/05
Apparetly you never used GEM Desktop...  jacarter3 | 07/01/05
Bull ... Walking = Just Axe  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Stinking = PMC-CON-man  jacarter3 | 07/01/05
Innovation?  zkiwi | 07/01/05
What Are You Smoking?  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
No_Ax is rocking today, man!  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
Sorry, but you mistake an imitaion for the real thing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/02/05
Need to study.  michael_t | 07/02/05
Another metric...  NonCartoonist | 07/01/05
Another metric...  JusPassinThrough | 07/01/05
Do you remember Mr. Thomas Watson?  Eerikki | 07/05/05
OK, so who won?  mustangj36@... | 07/01/05
Just one question  JusPassinThrough | 07/01/05
Where would we be??  allen_n | 07/01/05
Three cheers to IBM  basilf@... | 07/04/05
Ongoing Criminal Enterprise!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 07/01/05
Good marketing strategy  dbaelegance | 07/01/05
$75M in Microsoft product  pwatson | 07/01/05
Why Could I Never Find OS/2 on An IBM PC?  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Because that's the VCR you are  michael_t | 07/01/05
Can You Read?  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Yes it was at Staples  osreinstall | 07/01/05
Yep, Software Was There In Shrinkwrap But ...  PMC-CON | 07/01/05
Don't know. Besides that would be odd.  osreinstall | 07/01/05
Yes you could buy them  voska | 07/04/05
Weren't  michael_t | 07/01/05
Does the practice still happen today?  Indulis | 07/06/05
Try Monopoly convict.  The King's Servant | 07/01/05
Left some stuff out  osreinstall | 07/02/05
M$ still uses those same tactics  johnlb2002 | 07/03/05
What about the customer  osreinstall | 07/04/05
It's actually mind share  voska | 07/04/05
About Choices  osreinstall | 07/04/05
Exactly  voska | 07/04/05
And it is your job to convince the OEMs to use your favorite gearbox!  osreinstall | 07/04/05
Good analogy  voska | 07/05/05
Two reasons ...  mwagner@... | 07/08/05
Linux on IBM Machines  rchasse2002 | 07/02/05
Will probably happen, will probably fail  p4ca64 | 07/03/05
If users wanted easy to use  voska | 07/04/05
Non-Microsoft OS  ralph2ski | 07/08/05
You mistake Need for Want  John Zern | 07/02/05
Godzilla vs. Megalon  bkmsee | 07/01/05
Speed Racer vs Racer X  itanalyst | 07/01/05
Get Rich Quick (but it may take a while to collect)  TheOtherJohn | 07/01/05
OS/2 competetive failure  vulcan666 | 07/01/05
What else is news?  michael_t | 07/01/05
Now we know why  t.logan@... | 07/01/05
And you are suggesting what?  michael_t | 07/01/05
Holy Hypocrite Batman  osreinstall | 07/01/05
settlement  misophist | 07/01/05
good reason to settle  vulcan666 | 07/01/05
IBM advertising missed the ball  dbaelegance | 07/01/05
SOCK IT TO EM IBM  samm_z | 07/01/05
here's 775 million out of our  John Zern | 07/02/05
Antitrust Settlement  rchasse2002 | 07/02/05
Huh? MS is hurting IBM's server division?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/02/05
I guess it that secret...  John Zern | 07/02/05
Poor IBM  rapson | 07/06/05
OS/2  Roving_Reporter | 07/03/05
Well, it finally came to an end  CobraA1 | 07/03/05
IBM had a PC division and didn't need the money right then  Boot_Agnostic | 07/04/05
Embarrassing  HypnoToad | 07/04/05
Why $75 million in software credits?  Anton Philidor | 07/05/05

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